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31+BILL NO. 2768 By: Randleman and Mize of the
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15-An Act relating to education; am ending 70 O.S. 2021,
16-Section 6-194, which relates to p rofessional
17-development programs; requiring information and
18-training related to dysgraphia; specifying school
19-year; amending 70 O.S. 2021, Section 1210 .517, which
20-relates to dyslexia handbooks; m odifying required
21-content to include dysgraphia; modifying duties of
22-Dyslexia and Education Task Force; providing for
23-recommendations related to dysgraphia; modifying
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32114 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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34115 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2 021, Section 6-194, is
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37117 Section 6-194. A. The district boards of education of this
38118 state shall establish professional development programs for the
39119 certified teachers and administrators of the di strict. Programs
40120 shall be adopted by each board based upon recommendations of a
41121 professional development committee appointed by the board of
42122 education for the district. For the fiscal years ending June 30,
43123 2011, and June 30, 2012, a school district board of education may
44124 elect not to adopt and offer a professional development program for
45125 certified teachers and administrators of the district. If a school
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47153 program, the district may expend any monies allocated for
48154 professional development for any purpose related to the support and
49155 maintenance of the school district as determined by the b oard of
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52157 B. Each professional development committee shall include
53158 classroom teachers, administrators, school counselors or licensed
54159 mental health providers, and parents, guardians or custodians of
55160 children in the school di strict and shall consult with a higher
56161 education faculty. A majority of the members of the professional
57162 development committee shall be compos ed of classroom teachers. The
58163 teacher members shall be selected by a designated administrator of
59164 the school district from a list of names submitted by the teachers
60165 in the school district. The members selected shall be sub ject to
61166 the approval of a majorit y vote of the teachers in the district.
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63167 C. In developing program recommendations, each professional
64168 development committee shall annually utilize a data -driven approach
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66170 professional development need s. The professional development
67171 programs adopted shall be directed toward development of
68172 competencies and instruc tional strategies in the core curriculum
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84208 and student discipline strategies, outreach to pare nts, guardians or
85209 custodians of students, special education, and racial and ethnic
86210 education, which all perso nnel defined as teachers in Secti on 1-116
87211 of this title shall be required to complete on a periodic basis.
88212 The State Board of Education shall prov ide guidelines to assist
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90214 education components into professional development programs.
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92215 D. At a minimum of once an academic year a program shall be
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104222 training in the area of autism sh all be offered and all resident
105223 teachers of students in early childhood programs through grade three
106224 shall be required to complete the autism training during the
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108252 thereafter. All other teachers and education support professionals
109253 of students in early childhoo d programs through grade three shall be
110254 required to complete the autism training at least one time every
111255 three (3) years. The autism training shall include a minimum
112256 awareness of the characteris tics of autistic children, resources
113257 available and an introdu ction to positive behavior supports to
114258 challenging behavior. Each adopted program shall allow school
115259 counselors to receive at least one-third (1/3) of the hours or
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120263 development that is not prohibited by law including, but not limited
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125267 dyslexia awareness program shall be offered. Beginning in the 2023 -
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138302 G. Except as otherwise provided for in this subsection, each
139303 certified teacher in this state shall be required by the dis trict
140304 board of education to meet the professi onal development requirements
141305 established by the board, or estab lished through the negotiation
142306 process. Except as otherwise provided for in this subsection, the
143307 professional development requirements established by each board of
144308 education shall require eve ry teacher to annually complete a mini mum
145309 number of the total nu mber of points required to maintain
146310 employment. Failure of any teacher to meet district board of
147311 education professional development requirements m ay be grounds for
148312 nonrenewal of such teacher' s contract by the board. Such failure
149313 may also be grounds for n onconsideration of salary increments
150314 affecting the teacher. For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2011,
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153317 points required. Pr ovided, a teacher may elect to complet e some or
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157321 not complete some or all of the minimum numb er of points required
158322 for one (1) or both fiscal years, the total number of points
159323 required to maintain emplo yment shall be adjusted and reduced by the
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162351 H. Each district shall annually s ubmit a report to the State
163352 Department of Education on the district level professional
164353 development needs, activities completed, expenditures, and r esults
165354 achieved for each school year by each goal as provided in subsection
166355 C of this section. If a school d istrict elects not to adopt and
167356 offer a professional development program as provided for in
168357 subsection A of this section, the district shall not be required to
169358 submit an annual report as requi red pursuant to this subsection but
170359 shall report to the State De partment of Education its election not
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172361 completed by teachers and administrators of t he school district.
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175363 develop an online system f or reporting as required in subsection H
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179366 SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 1210.517, is
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182368 Section 1210.517 A. The State Department of Educat ion shall
183369 maintain the dyslexia handboo k created by the Dysl exia and Education
184370 Task Force pursuant to Section 1, Chapter 261, O.S.L. 2017 that
185371 includes guidance, techn ical assistance and training to assist all
186372 local school systems, studen ts and families in the implementation of
187373 evidence-based practices for instructing students with
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189401 2024, the dyslexia handbook shall be known as the dyslexia and
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192403 B. The Department shall review the handbook and make revisions,
193404 as necessary, but at a minimum of every three (3) years, with
194405 stakeholders, including, but not limited to, previous members of th e
195-Dyslexia and Education Task Force, a speech-language pathologist, an
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408+Education Act. Previous members of the Task Force shall be
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207415 dysgraphia identified through possible reading and broad writ ten
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211418 other effective research -based approaches in writing, reading, and
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222453 students in kindergarten and grades one through three who have been
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226456 1. Evidence-based practices designed specifically for students
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239465 dyslexia, dysgraphia and other reading or writing difficulties;
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265-OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
266-Received by the Office of the Governor this ____________________
267-day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
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269-Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _____ ____
270-day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
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276-OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
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278-day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
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